Legging.



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LEGGBNG..

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1907.

Application'led Januaryly 8,1907. Serial No. 351,304.

To {LZZ wwn 15m/afg concern:

-Be itknown that I, MORRIS RosENwissER, residing at New York, in the county of New York and lState of New York, vhave invented certain l new 'and useful Improvements in Leggings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to more particularly to leggings.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a legging which will fit about the leg with greater accuracy and which will better retain its shape when upon the leg than will leggings as hitherto construeted.

Another object is to provide a simpler and more efficient manner of fastening the leg- I ging upon the leg than has hitherto been devised.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the following claims. l

In the accompanying drawing, wherein is illustrated one of the various possible emtion is shown applied to a puttee legging indicated at 1, which in the present instance-is 4constituted bv a plurality of suitably shaped stripsjof clot sewed together to provide a contour corresponding approximately to the shape ofthe leg. In the presentinstance I employ four strips, andl provide a seam inthe rear vportion of the legging, as at 2, and a seam at eachof the side portions thereof, as at 3, the free edges coming at the front portion of the legging and preferably lapping one upon the other..

garments and 4 By constructing the legging in the manner described, I am enabled to eii'ect a large saving of material inasmuch as the four Vstrips may be cut from a square piece of cloth Without any waste.

In order. that the legging may retain its' shape `when positioned upon `the leg, I provide a plurality of stiflening members 4 which extend longitudinally of the legging. In 'this embodiment of my invention four of these strips are employed, which are constructed of steel and' are secured to the inner surface ofthe legging, said strips being held in position and concealed beneath strips 5 of cloth sewed to the legging, the seams coming upon each side of the stiffening members,.as clearly shown in Fig. l ofthe drawing. It will be noted that one of these stiffening members is provided near each free edge of the legging, and `that `oneisprovided intermediate the edges of each of the strips ofmjaterial which form the rear portion of the legging.

In order to fasten the legging securely upon the leg, a strap is secured to one of the free edges of the'legging at the lower extremity, said strap being adapted to be passed through a loop 7 formed upon the opposite' free edge adjacent the point of fastening of the strap. The strap thereafter passes-diagothe extremities ofthe' legging said strap legging. The engagement of strap 6 with these latter loops preventsv any relative longitudinal movement lof the free edges of the legging The strapv thereafter again passes about the' leg, and at the upper extremity ofthe legging passes through a loop 10, whence it extends across the meeting edges ofthe legging and engages with avbuckle 11., The several loops above described are formed by.` leaving slack portions in strips of cloth which.

are sewed tothe material of the legging near the free edges thereof, said strips formingiadditional reinforcing means for the freel edges of the legging. f I

In order Ito convenientlyand securelyfas-Z .ten buckle l l to the legging, the same is-carried in aloop 12, one end of -ilvhich'lies upon the outer surface of the legging, the other end.

passes through loops @and 9 respectively .provided upon each of the free edges of the IOC.

extending through an opening 13 out therein,4

said endsjbeing stapled, as at 14, o r otheres nally about the leg exteriorly of the legging, and at the front portion thereof intermediate i or crinkling upon the leg.

,this type constructed of leather.

wise secured together by means extendin through the saine and through the material of the legging.

The manner of fastening the legging about the leg, which should be obvious, is substantially as follows: The fastening strap being detached from the buckle and loosened, the footmay be inserted through the lower portion of the legging and the strap tightened and then inserted through loop l0 and engaged with the buckle.

Itwill accordingly be seen that I have provided a construction which is especially well adapted to attain thekobjects of my invention.` The stiffening members insure the holding of the legging in a predetermined form and prevent the saine from wrinlliiig I ain thus enabled to provide a legging which, while capable of being manufactured Ya greatly reduced cost, has all vthe advantages of .leggings of Moreover, the legging is securely fastenedupon the leg with a single pair of coacting fastening devices. The legging not only presents a -sightly appearance, but may be adjusted upon the leg or removed with the expen .liture of a minimum amount of time.

`As many changes could be made in the above construction and 'many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made withoutdepaiting from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown iii the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a liiniting sense.

lt is also to be understood that the language used in the following claims is intended to cover all of the generic and speciiic features of the invention herein described and all statements of the `scope of the invention which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A. legging adapted to be Wrapped about vthe leg having a fastening member secured to one of the free meeting edges near one of theextreniities tliereoi, said member being adapted to be passed about theexterior of said loop and then passed obliquely about the leg in an upward direction, a'loop located upon the upper portion of the first mentioiiedfree edge of the legging through which said strap is adapted to extend, a buckle upon the opposite free edge adjacent said last mentioned loop to which said strap may be adjustably secured, and a loop located upon each ol the free 'edges of the legging intermediate the ends thereof through which said strap is adapted to extend. l

3. A legging comprising a strip of material adapted to be passed about the leg and having free meeting edges, a plurality of relatively stiff members secured to the inner surfaceof said legging and extending longitudinally thereof, a strap secured to one of the lower free edges of said legging, a loop located upon the opposite l'ree edge thereof adjacent the point of fastening of said strap through which the saine is adapted to extend, said strap being adapted to be passed obliquely about the leg, a loop upon the 'upper portion of the first mentioned free edge of said legging through which said strap 'is adapted to extend, a buckle upon the opposite free edge of the legging adjacent said last mentioned loop to which said strap may be adjustably secured, and a loopy arranged upon each of the free edges of said legging intermediate the ends thereof through which said strap is adapted to extend.

ln testimony whereof l affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

MORRIS ROSENVVASSER.

liitnesses:

il. S. Pimm, C. H. WILSON. 

